Butler County Amateur Radio Public Service Group
Dedicated to working with Butler County 9-1-1 Emergency Services
Upcoming Events
Santa Claus Net – December 18
HO! HO! HO! Some little elfs have told us that Santa Claus will be transmitting from the North Pole on Saturday, December 18, at 7:00 PM.
License Exams – December 15
We are holding an Amateur Radio License Exam session on Wednesday, December 15, 2021 at 6:30 PM. Testing for all license classes. Walk-Ins are Welcome! Location
Christmas Party – December 8
Ho Ho Ho! It’s time for our annual Christmas Party!!! — Wednesday December 8th at 7:00 PM at Applebee’s, 500 Butler Crossing, Butler, PA 16001
News
10/19/2021 – Congratulations & Welcome to Eric Beveridge (KC3SYE) who passed his Technician Exam with flying colors today. Welcome to the club and the hobby Eric!
9/5/2021 – Congratulations. Congratulations to Glenn Callender (KC3SLA) who passed his Extra exam at our Sunday night exam session.
8/20/2021 – Congratulations & Welcome. Lets welcome Hunter McGuire (KC3SPZ) to our club and the hobby. Hunter passed his Technician exam at our testing session this evening. Congratulations Hunter!
8/14/2021 – Welcome New Member. Please welcome Clayton Smith (KC3PIH) to our club.
7/18/2021 – Congratulations & Welcome. Congratulations to Mike Mullas (KC3PSN) and Tom Donato (KC3NUC) who passed their Extra Class exams at our Sunday evening exam session. A shout-out to new ham Glenn Callender (KC3SLA) who passed both his Technician and General exams at this same session. Congrats Glenn and welcome to the hobby.
7/11/2021 – Welcome New Member. Please welcome Lisa French (KC3LQW) to our club.
Club Net Dates
ACS net at 7:45 PM. Digital training net to follow at 8:00 PM. Dates & net control ops:
- 8 December – Christmas Party (No Net)
- 15 December – KC3RGZ
- 22 December – W3TXG
- 29 December – KA3RNF
- 5 January – W3TXG
- 12 January – Monthly Meeting (No Net)
- 19 January – TBD
Repeater: Primary – 147.300+ 131.8pl; Backup – 443.900+ 131.8pl
1/12/2022 - Next Club Meeting
Our next monthly meeting will be at the Butler County Emergency Operations Center, 120 McCune Road, Butler, PA. Meeting will start at 7:30 PM.
Remote access options will be available for those who prefer to participate from home.
License Exams
Ham radio license exams, led by the club’s volunteer examiners, are available after the monthly meeting or upon request.
Check our events section above for announcements about upcoming exam sessions.